Tom Ford’s new line of Cream Color for Eyes cream eye shadows are easier on eyes than they are on purses and wallets, but I think the new $40 shadows are all kinds of awesome, especially if you like long-lasting makeup that doesn’t take a lot of fussing.

I’ve been getting to know Guilt and Illicit this week, two of the four limited edition shades, and both colors last all day long on my lids. Guilt, a warm, sheer golden shimmer, contains the finest flecks of gorgeous micro-glitter. And pearly reddish brown Illicit has a similar golden shimmer.

NOTE TO TOM: Please move these (and add more shades!) to the permanent line, because yeah, awesome!

For starters, they sure stick to lids. Both of them, Guilt and Illict, last all day long on my lids with or without an eye primer.

Clockwise from the golden pot on the left: Cream Color for Eyes in Guilt ($35), Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Gold Dust ($45) and Cream Color for Eyes in Illicit ($35)

Swatches from the left: Cream Color for Eyes in Illicit, Cream Color for Eyes in Guilt and Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Gold Dust

I’ve been applying and wearing them a few different ways and like my results pretty much no matter what. They don’t seem to have a preference between being applied with a brush or fingers, but I have found that if I over-apply, they do tend to crease.

No problem, though. They’re so shimmery and pigmented that I don’t feel like I have to use much.

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Oooh, the texture…I wonder if it’s like the Shu Uemura eye jellies that were released way back in 2005 (I don’t know why they were limited-edition because they were incredible!) – those had a little bounce when you tapped them too. Must investigate these…thanks for the swatches!

And yet another amazing product by Tom Ford! I love the shade selection, it looks like a million bucks to me and cream shadows are so great and easy to use! Great to hear that they last on your eyes, because thats the tricky part of cream shadows with me, they slide off after a while.